2023-24_Women's_EHF_European_League
2023–24 Women's EHF European League
European handball tournament
The 2023–24 Women's EHF European League is the 43rd edition of EHF's second-tier women's handball competition, running from 23 September 2023 to 12 May 2024.[1]
For the equivalent men's tournament, see 2023–24 EHF European League.
Quick Facts Tournament information, Sport ...
| 2023–24 | |
The final four was held at the Raiffeisen Sportpark in Graz. | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Handball |
| Dates | 23 September 2023–12 May 2024 |
| Teams | 34 (qualification stage) 16 (group stage) |
| Website | ehfel.com |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Storhamar Håndball Elite(1st title) |
| Runner-up |  CS Gloria Bistrița |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 96 |
| Goals scored | 5,932 (61.79 per match) |
| Attendance | 115,838 (1,207 per match) |
| MVP |  Renata Arruda |
| Top scorer(s) | Anniken Obaidli (82 goals) |
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Ikast Håndbold are the defending champions, but they won't be defending their title due to their involvement in this season's Champions League.
Storhamar Håndball Elite became the first Norwegian team to win the title, defeating Romanian side, CS Gloria Bistrița, in the final.[2]
This season, the EHF decided to make separate rankings for each club competition.[3]
- Associations 1–2 can have four clubs qualify.
- Associations 3–9 can have three clubs qualify.
- Associations 10–18 can have two clubs qualify.
- Associations 19–31 can have one club qualify.
- Associations below the top 31 can't participate in this competition.
Rankings
More information Rank, Association ...
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Qualified teams
Team allocation
More information Group stage, Round 3 ...
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Round and draw dates
The schedule of the competition was as follows (all draws were held at the EHF headquarters in Vienna, Austria).[5]
More information Phase, Round ...
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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| Qualification | Second qualifying round | 18 July 2023 | 23 September 2023 | 30 September 2023 |
| Third qualifying round | 11–12 November 2023 | 18–19 November 2023 | ||
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 23 November 2023 | 6–7 January 2024 | |
| Matchday 2 | 13–14 January 2024 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 20–21 January 2024 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 3–4 February 2024 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 10–11 February 2024 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 17–18 February 2024 | |||
| Knockout phase | Quarter-finals | no draw | 16–17 March 2024 | 23–24 March 2024 |
| Semi finals | 26 March 2024 | 11 May 2024 | ||
| Final | no draw | 12 May 2024 | ||
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Qualification stage
Round 2
There were 12 teams participating in round 2. The first legs were played on 23 September and the second legs were played on 30 September–1 October 2023.[6]
More information Seeding, Seeded ...
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More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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VfL Oldenburg  |
62–47 |  AC PAOK |
37–22 | 25–25 |
SPONO Eagles  |
63–62 |  ŽRK Železničar |
30–28 | 33–34 |
| Larvik HK |
58–68 |  Costa del Sol Malaga |
31–35 | 27–33 |
Hypo Niederösterreich  |
63–64 |  Önnereds HK |
29–27 | 34–37 PS |
Valur  |
43–60 | HC Dunărea Brăila |
29–30 | 14–30 |
JDA Bourgogne Dijon HB  |
52–75 | Molde Elite |
29–35 | 23–40 |
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Round 3
There were 24 teams participating in round 3. The first legs were played on 11–12 November and the second legs were played on 18–19 November 2023.[8]
More information Seeding, Seeded ...
| Seeding[7] | |
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| Seeded | Unseeded |
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More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| HSG Bensheim/Auerbach |
55–44 | VfL Oldenburg |
27–19 | 28–25 |
| LC Brühl Handball |
43–53[lower-alpha 1] |  RK Lokomotiva Zagreb |
23–28 | 20–25 |
Praktiker-Vác  |
70–53 |  Kastamonu Bld. GSK |
37–21 | 33–32 |
| Borussia Dortmund |
46–52 | HC Dunărea Brăila |
24–25 | 22–27 |
| Storhamar Håndball Elite |
73–60 | H65 Höörs HK |
37–28 | 36–32 |
| Chambray Touraine HB |
60–47 |  DHK Baník Most |
33–20 | 27–27 |
| SPONO Eagles |
43–58[lower-alpha 2] | Podravka Vegeta |
17–26 | 26–32 |
| Neptunes de Nantes |
75–52 | Molde Elite |
45–28 | 30–24 |
| Sola HK |
67–66 | Super Amara Bera Bera |
39–32 | 28–34 |
| Önnereds HK |
50–55[lower-alpha 3] | CSM Târgu Jiu |
27–29 | 23–26 |
| ŽORK Jagodina |
44–80 |  MKS FunFloor Perła Lublin |
20–36 | 24–44 |
| Costa del Sol Malaga |
54–49 |  København Håndbold |
29–29 | 25–20 |
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- Both matches were hosted by RK Lokomotiva Zagreb in Zagreb.
- Both matches were hosted by Podravka Vegeta in Koprivnica.
Group stage
Main article: 2023–24 Women's EHF European League Group stage
The draw for the group phase was held on Thursday, 23 November 2023.[10] In each group, teams played against each other in a double round-robin format, with home and away matches.
In the group stage, teams were ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have scored the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:
- Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
- Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
- Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved;
- Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
- Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;
This season, nine national associations are present. For the first time since the 2018–19 season, Spain has a qualified team, while Romania has the most teams in the group stage with three.
Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STO | POD | NFH | VAC | |
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| 1 | Storhamar Håndball Elite |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 138 | +31 | 10 | Quarterfinals | — | 31–22 | 27–26 | 35–17 | |
| 2 | Podravka Vegeta |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 147 | 148 | −1 | 7 | 23–19 | — | 25–23 | 27–24 | ||
| 3 | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 154 | 155 | −1 | 4 | 26–27 | 23–22 | — | 32–27 | ||
| 4 | Praktiker-Vác |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 147 | 176 | −29 | 3 | 24–33 | 28–28 | 27–24 | — |
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Source: EHF
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DUN | THC | CHA | LOK | |
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| 1 | HC Dunărea Brăila |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 150 | +26 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | Quarterfinals | — | 33–23 | 27–21 | 34–26 | |
| 2 | Thüringer HC |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 146 | +27 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | 32–28 | — | 29–22 | 29–17 | ||
| 3 | Chambray Touraine HB |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 159 | −16 | 4 | 19–24 | 25–32 | — | 27–25 | ||
| 4 | RK Lokomotiva Zagreb |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 140 | 177 | −37 | 0 | 29–30 | 21–28 | 22–29 | — |
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Source: EHF
Notes:
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Group C
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GLO | NAN | BEN | LUB | |
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| 1 | CS Gloria Bistrița |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 176 | 148 | +28 | 11 | Quarterfinals | — | 19–19 | 33–24 | 26–23 | |
| 2 | Neptunes de Nantes |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 190 | 171 | +19 | 7 | 29–34 | — | 39–27 | 39–25 | ||
| 3 | HSG Bensheim/Auerbach |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 182 | 200 | −18 | 4 | 27–35 | 37–30 | — | 35–29 | ||
| 4 | MKS FunFloor Perła Lublin |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 166 | 195 | −29 | 2 | 26–29 | 29–34 | 34–32 | — |
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Source: EHF
Group D
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SOL | MOS | COS | TAR | |
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| 1 | Sola HK |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 164 | +31 | 10 | Quarterfinals | — | 28–32 | 36–31 | 40–29 | |
| 2 | Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 167 | 161 | +6 | 8 | 29–34 | — | 25–23 | 33–27 | ||
| 3 | Costa del Sol Malaga |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 164 | +6 | 6 | 22–26 | 29–26 | — | 30–26 | ||
| 4 | CSM Târgu Jiu |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 148 | 191 | −43 | 0 | 21–31 | 20–22 | 25–35 | — |
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Source: EHF
Quarterfinals
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Thüringer HC |
61–72 | Storhamar Håndball Elite |
35–39 | 26–33 |
| Podravka Vegeta |
51–58 | HC Dunărea Brăila |
26–32 | 25–26 |
| Neptunes de Nantes |
70–57 | Sola HK |
31–27 | 39–30 |
| Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár |
55–59 | CS Gloria Bistrița |
30–32 | 25–27 |
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Matches
| 17 March 2024 16:00 |
Thüringer HC |
35–39 | Storhamar Håndball Elite |
Salza-Halle, Bad Langensalza Attendance: 1,400 Referees: Pagh, Pontoppidan (DEN) |
| Reichert 9 | (17–19) | Obaidli 10 | ||
1× 2× |
Report | 1× 2×
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| 23 March 2024 16:00 |
Storhamar Håndball Elite |
33–26 | Thüringer HC |
Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 1,321 Referees: Fukala, Muhyla (CZE) |
| Obadili 9 | (15–9) | Rode 9 | ||
| 1× 1× |
Report | 1× 3×
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| 16 March 2024 16:00 |
Podravka Vegeta |
26–32 | HC Dunărea Brăila |
ŠSD "Josip Samaržija-Bepo", Koprivnica Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Ilieva, Karbeska (MKD) |
| Mamić 10 | (13–21) | Ježić 7 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 2× 2×
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| 24 March 2024 18:00 |
HC Dunărea Brăila |
26–25 | Podravka Vegeta |
Sala Sporturilor „Romeo Iamandi”, Buzău Attendance: 1,700 Referees: Aghakishi, Aghakishi (AZE) |
| Ježić 7 | (10–12) | Šimara 5 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 2× 2×
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| 17 March 2024 18:00 |
Neptunes de Nantes |
31–27 | Sola HK |
Complexe Sportif Mangin-Beaulieu, Nantes Attendance: 1,827 Referees: Yonchev, Yovchev (BUL) |
| Vollebregt 5 | (16–15) | Holta 10 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 1× 3×
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| 24 March 2024 16:00 |
Sola HK |
30–39 | Neptunes de Nantes |
Stavanger Idrettshall, Stavanger Attendance: 1,530 Referees: Bocakova, Janosikova (SVK) |
| Tveiten 6 | (10–17) | Sajka 8 | ||
| 1× 4× |
Report | 1× 4×
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| 16 March 2024 20:00 |
Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár |
30–32 | CS Gloria Bistrița |
UFM Aréna, Mosonmagyaróvár Attendance: 1,001 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
| Stranigg 6 | (12–14) | Laslo 8 | ||
| 1× 4× |
Report | 2× 2×
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| 23 March 2024 14:00 |
CS Gloria Bistrița |
27–25 | Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár |
TeraPlast Arena, Bistrița Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Puksic, Satler (SLO) |
| Laslo 9 | (15–15) | Lancz 6 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 3×
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Final Four
The Final Four, (also known as the EHF Finals by the EHF), is held at the Raiffeisen Sportpark in Graz, Austria on 11 and 12 May 2024.[11] The draw took place on 26 March 2024.[12]
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 11 May | ||||||
| CS Gloria Bistrița | 37 | |||||
| 12 May | ||||||
| HC Dunărea Brăila | 26 | |||||
| CS Gloria Bistrița | 27 | |||||
| 11 May | ||||||
| Storhamar HE | 29 | |||||
| Storhamar HE | 28 | |||||
| Neptunes de Nantes | 27 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 12 May | ||||||
| HC Dunărea Brăila | 38 | |||||
| Neptunes de Nantes | 39 | |||||
Semifinals
| 11 May 2024 15:00 |
CS Gloria Bistrița |
37–26 | HC Dunărea Brăila |
Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,650 Referees: Duplii, Pobedrina (UKR) |
| Laslo 9 | (20–14) | Ježić 7 | ||
| 1× 6× |
Report | 3×
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| 11 May 2024 18:00 |
Storhamar Håndball Elite |
28–27 | Neptunes de Nantes |
Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,450 Referees: Vranes, Wenninger (AUT) |
| Nestaker, Obaidli 9 | (12–16) | Sajka 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 6×
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Third place game
| 12 May 2024 15:00 |
HC Dunărea Brăila |
38–39 | Neptunes de Nantes |
Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Merisi, Pepe (ITA) |
| three players 6 | (14–18) | Ondono, Sajka 6 | ||
| Report | 3× | |||
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FT: 33–33 Pen: 5–6 | ||||
Final
| 12 May 2024 18:00 |
CS Gloria Bistrița |
27–29 | Storhamar Håndball Elite |
Raiffeisen Sportpark, Graz Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Ünlü, Simsek (TUR) |
| Lima, Laslo 6 | (15–14) | Obaidli 9 | ||
1× 3× 2× |
Report | 2× 3×
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Top goalscorers
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[13] |
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| 1 | Anniken Obaidli |
Storhamar HE |
82 |
| 2 | Csenge Kuczora |
Praktiker-Vác |
59 |
| 3 | Tamara Horacek |
Neptunes de Nantes |
58 |
| 4 | Cristina Laslo |
CS Gloria Bistrița |
57 |
| 5 | Katarina Ježić |
HC Dunărea Brăila |
55 |
| 6 | Camilla Herrem |
Sola HK |
54 |
| Lucie-Marie Kretzschmar |
HSG Bensheim-Auerbach | ||
| 8 | Kristina Liščević |
HC Dunărea Brăila |
51 |
| Oriane Ondono |
Neptunes de Nantes | ||
| 10 | Kristina Novak |
Sola HK |
50 |
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See also
References
- "34 teams to enter EHF European League Women 2023/24". ehfel.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- "Storhamar raise the trophy in Graz". www.eurohandball.com.
- "EHF improves club competitions ranking system". eurohandball.com. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- Place distribution for 2023/24 eurohandball.com
- "EHF League Final" (PDF). eurohandball.com. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- "Season's first EHF EL draw takes place on Tuesday". www.eurohandball.com.
- "EHF European League Women, Turul 3. CSM Târgu Jiu – Onnereds". csmtargujiu.ro. Official website of CSM Târgu Jiu. 10 November 2023. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023.
- "Groups drawn for next phase of EHF European League Women". www.eurohandball.com.
- "Hamburg and Graz to host EHF Finals 2024". www.eurohandball.com.
- "Semi-final pairings confirmed for the EHF Finals Women 2024". www.eurohandball.com.
- "Player Stats". ehfel.eurohandball.com.